Well I guess the need to "mother" something has been getting to me lately, so I started volunteering with a local animal rescue. Animals have always been a passion for me and I love having them around. As I have gotten to know people in the rescue community I have learned the awful truth about people breeding thier animals and what happens to a lot of innocent aniamls, so I have decided to help out in a small way.
Pals for Pooches is a rescue agency in Houston. They usually get their animals that are on "death row" in the animal shelters. 90% of animals in shelters in Houston and the surrounding areas are put to sleep. Houston area has the highest rate of animal euthanasia in the country. Anyways, I am now fostering an adorable puppy named Curly. She is available for adoption, fully vetted, spayed, and microchipped. She is fully grown at 35lbs, the perfect size. She is a lab mix, but she is really short and they think she may have some hound in her. There were 4 pups in the litter and they all look like a different breed of dog. One of the rescuers found them after listeing to the owners complain about the price of $50 per dog to put them down, so they were going to take them to the shelter. The rescuer saw how sick they were and took them in (two had to have blood transfusions). Curly is a really calm puppy. She can be shy, but she is really friendly too. She loves other dogs, cats, and kids. She is potty trained and crate trained. She is also learning her basic commands. She is just a great puppy and we've enjoyed having her. I am not keeping her because I would like to keep fostering and helping other dogs and unfortuantely Al doesn't want to move to a farm and keep 100 animals (I'm not sure why). If you are interested in adopting her or know someone looking for a puppy let me know and I can give more information. Remember 1/2 of all shelter dogs are full breed dogs, so look to a shelter for your next animal and save a life.
Someday I'll get around to updating my blog with some of our events.